aerocele /aero·cele/ (ār´o-sēl″) pneumatocele (1).
pneumatocele [noo-mat´o-sēl]
epidural aerocele a collection of air between the dura mater and the wall of the spinal column.
aer·o·cele (âr  -s l )n. A cavity or pouch filled with air or gas, especially one connected to the trachea or larynx. |
pneumatocele [noo-mat´o-sēl]
1. a tumor or cyst formed by air or other gas filling an adventitious pouch, such as a laryngocele, tracheocele, or gaseous swelling of the scrotum. Called also aerocele and pneumocele.
2. a usually benign, thin-walled, air-containing cyst of the lung, as in staphylococcal pneumonia. Called also pneumocele and pneumonocele.
aerocele
a tumor formed by air filling an adventitious pouch, such as laryngocele and tracheocele.
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